I am blown away by people who can tat. I have tried so many times and each time my finished project looks more like a bunch of knots that a little kid tied than a beautiful tatted lace piece. In … Read More...
Inspiration: Frozen-inspired summer tunic
The movie Frozen might make you think of winter, but Christine from Heidi & Finn shows how she created a summer tunic inspired by the crazy popular kids’ movie. She added an Elsa silhouette to a sleeveless tunic, and then … Read More...
How to make a decorative plastic bag holder
Plastic bags can overrun your house. Try as we might to bring fabric bags to stores when we shop inevitably we end up with some plastic ones and we keep them for trash or other uses. Pop on over to … Read More...
Edible Chalkboard Cookies
It’s teacher appreciation week!
Here is a cute idea to make with your kid(s) for their special teacher(s). Lindsay Ann at Celebrations shows you how to make edible chalkboard cookies using a peanut butter cookie recipe and Hershey’s Dark Chocolate … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pair of espadrilles
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shows how you can make a pair of espadrilles The fabric shoe with rope sole is classic summertime footwear. She shares a link to a previous tutorial showing how to make the soles (scroll … Read More...
Spring Flower Sensory Bottle
If your yard is like mine and overgrown with dandelions, discover how you can use them to entertain your little ones. You can encourage your kids to help you pick all of the dandelions in your yard and then show … Read More...
Tutorial: Constance Organizer with plenty of pockets
Heidi from Fabric Mutt shares a tutorial at The Glamorous Housewife showing how to make her Constance Organizer. The outside resembles a book with a fabric cover and a contrast spine. On the inside, plenty of pockets will hold notepads, … Read More...
6 Quiet Book Pages For Little Girls
Quiet Books are the perfect toy for little hands, not only because of the fact that they are “quiet toys”, but they are also very durable. They are usually made out of some type of fabric/material, while each page contains … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a side stripe to pants, no sewing required
Anna from Plan B shows how easy it is to use decorative trims to add some side stripes to a plain pair of pants. You don’t even have to sew a stitch if you don’t want to. You can use … Read More...
Freebie: Gift Bag Template
Find a free downloadable gift bag template along with ideas on how to decorate it over at the Popper and Mimi blog.
-Heather
Crochet For Every Mother
Make mom feel really special with something every mom needs but no mom doesn’t already own! Use the free pattern that Sonia Maria is offering along with her picture tutorial to work up one quickly before Mother’s Day. You might … Read More...
Free Mini Journaling Course
Jennifer Wilson from Simple Scrapper discusses scrapbook journaling in this mini course. If you need help with your writing, go take a look. She shares a writing technique that could help, and gives you an assignment for trying it … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Because of Love
Because of Love by kyky77 (Chiara) jumped out at me because of the brush script, the happy colors and that photo of daisies.
Tidbits about Chiara:
How long have you been scrapping? Since 2007 🙂
Paper or digi? (or both?)… Read More...
Music and a touch of magic this year for Mother’s Day: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
There’s breakfast in bed, flowers, some lippy and sometimes even powertools bought by dad and dressed up as a ‘gift’ for mum…. This year, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra has made Mother’s Day super easy with the Happy Mother’s Day Concert, … Read More...
May the Fourth be with You Cross Stitch Pattern
Happy Star Wars Day! Today, May 4th is a day to celebrate Luke, Darth and those crazy droids. Do you have a Star Wars fan in your life? Why not stitch this awesome Darth Vader cross stitch from Dork Stitch. … Read More...
Freebie: Love Some Bunny
I have been a longtime fan of The Bee’s Knees and when I found out that she had started stitching again, I squealed with delight! I absolutely love her style! There is something so calming in her quirky little … Read More...
Spring “Peeps” Embroidery Hoop Art Tutorial
This is too adorable! “Spring “Peeps” Embroidery Hoop Art” from Beverly of “flamingo toes” and peeps replace friends or buddies 🙂 She has a nice pictorial showing you how to embroider and create the peeps. Thanks so much for sharing … Read More...
Tips: Ink Sprays
Ink sprays are super hot and trendy right now! There are many different types and brands on the market, it’s hard to know which ones to try. The Ellen Hutson blog has a break down of many of the popular … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Twinkle Star Tooth Fairy Pillow
Amy from Nana Company shares a tutorial at eHow for making her Twinkle Star Tooth Fairy Pillow. It’s a star shaped pillow with a loop at the top so you can hang it from a door knob or bed post. … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy color blocked top, three ways
The Purl Bee shows how sophisticated a simple boxy top can be. In fact, they show it three ways, using color blocking, arm length, and waist ties to create variations on the look. Made from a woven cotton, it’s lightweight … Read More...